Daniel W. Crofts
Daniel W. Crofts is an American historian and professor emeritus at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ).[1] He has written five books on Civil War era politics and other subjects.[2] His books are about Abraham Lincoln's proposal for a 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Abraham Lincoln and the politics of slavery, William Henry Hurlbert and his diary, Southampton, Virginia, and southern unionists. He received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968.[3] He formerly taught at George School.[3]
Personal life
He is married to wife Betsy and has a daughter. He is a Quaker.[3]
Media appearances
He has contributed to The New York Times blog "Disunion"[3] and appeared on C-Span three times.[4]
Books
- Reluctant Confederates: Upper South Unionists in the Secession Crisis (1989)[3]
- Old Southampton: Politics and Society in a Virginia County, 1834-1869. University Press of Virginia (1992)[3]
- A Secession Crisis Enigma; William Henry Hurlbert and "The Diary of a Public Man". Louisiana State University Press (2010)[5]
- Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery; The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union. University of North Carolina Press (2016)[6][7][8]
- Cobb's Ordeal: The Diaries of a Virginia Farmer, 1842-1872, editor[9]
References
- ^ "Daniel Crofts | Department of History".
- ^ Peiffer, Kelly (April 7, 2017). "Manor Hosting Daniel Crofts Book Presentation". Manor College.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dan Crofts, Award-Winning Author of Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery to Speak in Adult Class, Feb 11 – Newtown Friends Meeting".
- ^ "Videos | Search | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
- ^ Inscoe, John C. (2011). "Reviewed work: A Secession Crisis Enigma: William Henry Hurlbert and "The Diary of a Public Man", Daniel W. Crofts". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 70 (3): 245–247. JSTOR 42628709.
- ^ "Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery | Daniel W. Crofts". University of North Carolina Press.
- ^ "Professor Emeritus Daniel W. Crofts Wins Nau Book Prize | Department of History". June 20, 2017.
- ^ "Daniel Crofts". Claremont Review of Books.
- ^ "LSU Press :: Daniel W. Crofts". mail.lsupress.org.